Guest Dad Joe Burris writes today about what happens when FarmVille gets expensive for an unsuspecting parent:
Whenever I'm on Facebook, I see friends mentioning how well they've played the site's popular game, FarmVille.
I've never been an online games player, so naturally I don't understand what the fuss is about.
There's a mother in the United Kingdom that likely wishes she could say the same for her 12-year-old son.
Reportedly, the boy ran up $1,400 in charges playing FarmVille -- $450 from his own savings account and (unbeknownst to her) $950 from his mother's credit card.
I'm reminded of years past when ads featuring products and services that kids could call in to order included the directive, "Ask your parents' permission." Apparently this kid never got around to it.
The story also said the tween has earned "the grounding of a lifetime."
You think he'll lose his Internet privileges for just as long?